This week, Year 10 students Tash Freiberg, Ella Simons and Liv Lazarow attended the Secondary Schools Parliamentary Convention at Parliament House. Students from around Victoria learned about the rules of the legislative chamber before debating the mock proposed bill to continue judge alone trials for indictable offenses post COVID-19. Ella Simons provided the opening statement […]
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Students in Year 4 have been learning about French Impressionism in their Music classes, and about the Post-Impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh in Art. On Tuesday 17 May they went on an exciting excursion to The Lume, where they were able to immerse themselves in 360 degree projections of Van Gogh’s artworks accompanied by a
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Last week students across the School participated in our annual NAPLAN testing. I have previously used this column to discuss the merits and detriments of NAPLAN and explained how we utilise NAPLAN data as one of many indicators of student and cohort progress. The utilisation of data-based evidence to inform changes in teaching is a
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Last Friday, the Year 11 students went to TBI to participate in a new program, THRIVE [this has replaced ‘Flourish Girl’ and ‘Man Cave’], an intra-year level bonding program with the mixing of genders. My group had 3 incredible leaders, Josh, Tal and Zoe. The program was on mental health and how to support friends
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We had a great team of Years 7-12 students compete at the EISM Athletics carnival this week. Three students excelled in their competition and qualified for the champions round: Sam Lazarow, 1st place in the discus and Teal Komornick, 1st place in shot put. The most outstanding performance was from Ruby Page who was awarded
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Earlier this term our Year 9 Nitzan students were enormously privileged to be able to meet with a panel of individuals involved in the world of politics in order to expand their understanding of the political process and to launch their deep investigation of social justice issues and involvement in changemaking. The panel was attended
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Two King David students are featured in this year’s Archibald Prize finalist lineup. Evie Orsillo, Year 7, is a finalist in the ‘Young Archie’, the portraiture award for Archibald Prize entrants under the age of 18. Evie’s work, of her brother and fellow King David student Aurelio, is currently on display at the Art Gallery
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This Wednesday, we held an assembly at the Senior School to commemorate Yom HaZikaron. On this day, we remember, honour and mourn those who have lost their lives defending the state of Israel and in terror attacks. The moving and meaningful ceremony was a collaborative effort, planned by the Hebrew teachers and run by the
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This week we celebrated 74 years since the establishment of the modern state of Israel with a full day of activities and fun. After transitioning from Yom HaZikaron at the Junior School, there was dancing and a flag parade before students engaged in activities including creating a huge puzzle that formed the map of Israel,
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This week, the entrance to the Senior School was transformed into a Tel Aviv nightclub, a Mediterranean beach setting and a downtown Israeli shuk. Meanwhile, the Junior School explored meaningful Israeli inventions and unique icons, was buoyed with communal singing and the incredible Year 4 Israeli flag parade – not once, but twice – as
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